Free online courseGuitar for beginners

Duration of the online course: 9 hours and 26 minutes

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Discover the basics of classical guitar with GCH Guitar Academy's free beginner course. Learn chords, scales, and tunes in an interactive, self-paced format.

Course Description

Embark on a musical journey with GCH Guitar Academy's Guitar for Beginners course. Designed for those new to the world of classical guitar, this comprehensive course offers a detailed exploration of guitar basics, guiding you step-by-step through your first musical notes. Begin with selecting your first guitar and understanding its anatomy. Learn the essentials of tuning your guitar and using a metronome to master rhythm.

Dive into fundamental techniques, such as reading chord charts and tabs, and discover the art of holding and using a plectrum. Progress through learning easy chords like G major and G minor, and practice with beginner-friendly tunes such as 'She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain' and 'Hey Jude'. Experience the thrill of playing 'Rumble' by Link Wray and the Spanish-inspired 'Del Mar' by Sad Fantasy.

As your skills grow, explore advanced topics such as blues improvisation and guitar scales, including the pentatonic and major scales. The course also covers music theory, emphasizing chords, triads, and inversions. Learn the art of hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides to enhance your playing style.

Unlock creative possibilities with lessons on MIDI and barre chords, and improve your proficiency in reading repeats in music and guitar tabs. Immerse yourself in the world of guitar with structured lessons designed to build your confidence and musical abilities.

Course content

  • Video class: Learn how to play the guitar for FREE. The GCH Guitar Academy First Steps beginners guitar course

    0h12m

  • Video class: Choosing my first guitar, a beginners guide to guitar types - Lesson 1, of a beginners guitar course

    0h17m

  • Video class: Guitar anatomy explained, what the parts of a guitar are called - First steps guitar course

    0h16m

  • Video class: How to tune a guitar for beginners. An easy guitar lesson for tuning a guitar

    0h29m

  • Video class: notes, to tune a guitar. Guitar tuning extra long reference notes E A D G B E

    0h13m

  • Video class: what is a metronomes, why you need a metronome, the choice of metronomes

    0h15m

  • Video class: Beginners guitar lesson. How to read a guitar chord chart, chord map, chord diagram

    0h10m

  • Video class: How to hold a pick or plectrum. How to choose a pick or plectrum and how to use it correctly

    0h11m

  • Video class: How to play your first easy guitar chords, guitar lesson. Easy absolute beginners guitar course

    0h32m

  • Video class: a very easy guitar tune to play, only 2 chords. Absolute beginners guitar course

    0h27m

  • Video class: Guitar lesson. Play your first chord tunes, She'll be comin' 'round the mountain

    0h06m

  • Video class: How to play Hey Jude on guitar with easy chords, beginners guitar lesson

    0h06m

  • Video class: chord changes made easy (how to speed up guitar chords changes) - First Steps Guitar

    0h35m

  • Video class: How to read guitar tabs for beginners (guitar lesson on tablature or tab)

    0h04m

  • Video class: How to play the G major scale on a guitar - Beginners guitar lesson

    0h02m

  • Video class: G minor harmonic scale - Learn to play the G minor harmonic scale on the guitar

    0h01m

  • Video class: How to play faster guitar

    0h16m

  • Video class: G minor natural scale - Learn to play the G minor natural scale on the guitar

    0h02m

  • Video class: The 'G' minor pentatonic scale - Learn to play the pentatonic scale on the guitar

    0h02m

  • Video class: Rumble by Link Wray - The coolest easy guitar riff

    0h06m

This free course includes:

9 hours and 26 minutes of online video course

Exercises to train your knowledge

Certificate of course completion

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